Today I celebrate 24 years of life and I am grateful, blessed and beyond thankful to be able to celebrate another birthday. So cheers to another year and here are 5 things I’ve learned so along the way.

I thought silence was the best answer, and in some cases, it felt like the only option if I didn’t want to lose my job and possibly ruin my professional reputation. Looking back, I wish I would have spoken up – not just for me, but for the others suffering in silence too.

It took one “no” too many before I realized that there is beauty in a sometimes difficult journey to get to where we want to be – but eventually we’ll get there. And when we do, it’s better than we could have ever dreamed of.

This post represents the start of my new blog, a new chapter in my life and a new platform to share my story with others. I hope you are just as excited as I am! Check out this post and get some insight behind the blog and what’s in store.